Chelsea are ready to up the ante in their pursuit of Anthony Gordon and are willing to pay up to £60m.
The London club - under the new ownership of Todd Boehly - have already had a bid in excess of £40m rejected for the 21-year-old. But now Sky Sports claim they are ready to return with a £60m offer that is inclusive of any potential performance-related add-ons.
Everton have remained insistent throughout the window on keeping Gordon, so far rejecting Chelsea’s advances and fending off interest from elsewhere across the Premier League. But, in the last week, manager Frank Lampard has described the situation as a potential ‘business decision’, adding that it would be ‘naive’ of him to say Gordon will stay in a noticeable change of tone.
